Telecoms, Internet, Media & Edutainment (TIME)
The indigenous Telecoms, Internet, Media & Edutainment (TIME) sector Hutchison (3) and Telefónica (O2) have all established a significant has grown its international footprint over the last six years. Enterprise presence here. Ireland now has a vibrant cluster of more than 200 companies with global reach, providing technology solutions and support services The continued adoption of high-speed internet (fixed and mobile) as across the value chain of the TIME sector. a direct channel opens up a significant revenue opportunity and Irish companies are well placed to service this market. Ireland has a strong reputation of attracting global players in the TIME arena. To date IBM, Microsoft, Yahoo, Intel, Google, Facebook,
Key Sector Characteristics Growth Areas Ireland has a proven track record of innovation in the TIME arena. Enterprise Ireland has identified the following areas as presenting It was an Irish company, Aldiscon, which developed the world’s growth opportunities over the next three years with key emphasis on first SMS texting application. Today, leading Irish companies mobile, TV and internet convergence. continue to implement change in the global market. This includes mobile telecoms with very strong knowledge around network • Mobility - Consumer and Enterprise solutions management, OSS/BSS, service delivery and messaging, and a - Telecom/Mobile number of companies provide products and services in this area. - Security/data platforms, Telco 2.0 solutions, messaging With the convergence of fixed, mobile and internet, Irish companies - Marketing/advertising solutions are evolving their product and service offering for next generation - Widgets and apps networks. Ireland has an emerging internet cluster focusing on B2B and B2C solutions. On the content side, Ireland has a strong • Internet international film and audio visual industry. The animation cluster of - Location-based solutions companies provide content and services to international markets. - Niche social networks - Software as a service (SAAS) solutions The global media market is projected to register 6.6 per cent growth - Widgets to e1.2 billion by 2010, mainly driven by the growth in broadband internet and mobile type device usage. • Media and Entertainment - Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) - User generated content for cross media platforms - Interactive programming
Ireland Enterprise Ireland Ireland enters the second decade of the 21st century as a country Enterprise Ireland is the government organisation responsible for transformed into a dynamic, innovative and open economy where the development of Irish enterprise and has a strong track record in exports account for more than 80% of GNP. Therefore, Ireland’s assisting Irish businesses to start, grow, innovate and internationalise. business people are experienced and skilled at meeting and exceeding the needs of their international customers. With a network of offices covering more than 60 markets across the globe, we have developed a vibrant network of contacts, detailed While retaining strengths in traditional industries like agri-business and knowledge and a keen understanding of local markets and cultures. sub-supply, Irish companies are now successfully exporting products We can help you connect with and maintain profitable partnerships and services in sectors such as cleantech and green technology, life with businesses in Ireland. sciences, software and telecoms, and financial and education services. Talk to us www.enterprise-ireland.com Ireland has an excellent skills base, a first-class education system, a thriving R&D sector, and a track record of bringing innovative products Further information is available at www.enterprise-ireland.com and services to market quickly. As a result, Irish companies are smart, flexible and have the capability to compete internationally. Irish Film Board: www.irishfilmboard.ie IBEC (Irish Business and Employers C onfederation): Ireland is one of the most favoured European destinations for foreign www.ibec.ie direct investment and, at 12.5%, has the lowest corporate tax rate in IDA Ireland: www.idaireland.com the EU. Ireland also provides a tax credit of 25% of capital and revenue spend on qualifying R&D. Telecoms, Internet, Media & Edutainment (TIME) Solutions MAP
Software and Services for Telecoms Software and Antenna Messaging SMS Applications Remote Wireless Services for Alpha Wireless Anam Mobile Communications Media / Internet Socowave Dial2do Altobridge Ltd Stella Doradus NCL Technologies Ltd Advertising Taoglas Openmind Networks Security Adwalker Vilicom Sentaca Ireland Ltd Adaptive Mobile Dialogue Direct Marketing Tango Telecom Brandmail Solutions DMA Billing, Rating, Charging Sentry Wireless Openet Mobile Internet and Yougetitback.com Chips / Infrastructure Prime Carrier value-added solution Vordel ChipSensors Ltd Tango Telecom Dotmobi Firecomms Infacta Service Discovery and Delivery Intune Business Activity Monitoring Nubiq Changing Worlds Lightstorm Networks Ltd West Global Segala Cibenix Movidia Selatra Openet Software & Silicon Systems Ltd (S3) Content Storage and Backup Vero Solutions Newbay Software Virtual Access Social Networking eCommerce PutPlace Voicelock Ltd (Trust5) Applications www.boo.com Storage Online FeedHenry www.hostelworld.com Yougetitback.com Mobile Payments Newbay Software Alphyra M-payments Ltd Nubiq Gaming Customer Experience Anam Mobile OMAC Industries Management Cubic Telecom TV for Mobile Vyro Games Ltd Arantech Ezetop Ltd Ammeon The Now Factory Mapflow Software & Silicon Systems Ltd Hospital Entertainment / Clinical West Global Trintech (S3) Access Software Valista Lincor Solutions Customer Intelligence Oneview Idiro Technologies Network Management: User Generated Content QoS, QoE Management Inflight Entertainment Digital Media Formatting Arantech Newbay Software AIRVOD DV4 PutPlace Inflight Dublin Network Management: Fixed Intime Media Enterprise Applications Corvil Networks Ltd Widgets Asavie Technologies Shenick Network Systems Cibenix Marketing Brandmail Solutions Soft-ex Communications FeedHenry Púca Technologies Ltd iFoods Zamano Solutions Enterprise Telephony Network Management: JAM Media MDS Gateways NGN OSS/BSS Nooked Aepona Telecoms Ltd User Generated Content FMC Amartus Management Accuris Networks Ltd Azotel Technologies Ltd Newbay Software Cicero Networks Danú Technologies PutPlace Dataduct Technologies Wildwave Intercarrier Openet i-conX VOIP / Conferencing Red Zinc Blueface Cicero Flint Telecom Voxpilot
WIFI Solution Media Content Telecom Service Communications Bitbuzz Content Production / Animation Providers / Media Solutions Animo TV Blueface for Enterprise Boulder Media Colt Telecom Brown Bag Films Ltd Digiweb Entertainment Platforms Online Sites, Caboom Dome Telecom Digisoft.tv Ltd Software and Cartoon Saloon Dotmobi Lincor Solutions CR Entertainment Imagine Oneview Services Double Z Interfusion Networks Consumer Sites, Services Element Pictures Macalla Widgets and Software Independent Pictures Magnet Networks Askmoby (Nowcasting) www.ammado.com JAM Media Mobile Travel Technologies Avego (Mapflow) www.buy4now.com Kavaleer Productions Ltd Nowcasting International Cibenix www.dial2do.com Magma Films Perlico Communications FeedHenry www.gsmexchange.com Monster Animation & Design Ltd Pure Telecom iFoods www.lookandtaste.com Samson Films Smart Telecom JAM Media www.micksgarage.com Screentime Shinawil Strencom Nooked www.muzu.com Tealgael www.omacindustries.com Tyrone Productions www.polldaddy.com Vision Independent Productions www.rocudo.com Wildwave www.touristr.com www.trakax.com Broadcasters City Channel RTE Setanta Sports (IRL) Ltd TV3 Company Name DESCRIPTION Website
Accuris Networks Ltd Roaming and fixed mobile convergence www.accuris-networks.com Adaptive Mobile Security provider of mobile subscriber protection www.adaptivemobile.com Adwalker Converged media advertising platforms www.adwalker.com Aepona Telecoms Ltd Software products and solutions to Telcos www.aepona.com AIRVOD Portable in-flight entertainment device and content www.airvod.com Alpha Wireless Design and manufacture of antennas www.alphawireless.ie Alphyra M-payments Ltd Electronic top-up services to Telecom clients www.payzoneplc.com Altobridge Ltd Mobile gateway, cost-effective wireless service www.altobridge.com Amartus Software services and solutions for the telecoms sector www.amartus.com Ammado Social network www.ammado.com Ammeon Social broadcast and multicast platform www.ammeon.com Anam Mobile SMS applications www.anam.com Animo TV Content / TV production www.animo.ie/television Arantech CEM - customer experience management www.arantech.com Asavie Technologies Ltd Remote access www.asavie.com Askmoby Mobile and web based solution www.askmoby.com Avego Provider of location intelligent solutions www.avego.com Azotel Technologies Ltd Wireless ISP platform www.azotel.com Bitbuzz Ltd WIFI network www.bitbuzz.com Blueface VoIP solution www.blueface.ie Boo.com Travel internet site www.boo.com Boulder Media Animation www.bouldermedia.tv Brandmail Solutions Email security and branding solutions www.brandmailsolutions.com Brown Bag Films Ltd Animation studio www.brownbagfilms.com Buy4now Online shopping centre www.buy4now.com Caboom Animation www.caboom.ie Cartoon Saloon Animation studio www.cartoonsaloon.ie Changing Worlds Personalised content discovery www.changingworlds.com ChipSensors Ltd Low power wireless sensor products and design consultancy www.chipsensors.com Cibenix On-Device Portal (ODP) solutions for mobile operators www.cibenix.com Cicero Networks wVoIP and multimedia solutions www.ciceronetworks.com City Channel Digital channel www.city.ie Colt Telecom Data and voice management solution www.colt.net Corvil Networks Ltd Network optimisation www.corvil.com CR Entertainment TV and online content production www.crfilms.net Cubic Telecom Mobile call cards, IP address on mobile www.maxroam.com Danú Technologies Solutions provider for Telecoms www.danutech.com Dataduct Technologies Data integration solution www.dataduct.com Dial2do Hosted hands free phone, SMS and email service www.dial2do.com Dialogue Direct Marketing Direct Marketing agency www.dialogue.ie Digisoft.tv Ltd Interactive TV application software www.digisoft.tv Digiweb Internet service providers: DSL and satellite www.digiweb.ie DMA Marketing, media and related services agency www.dma.ie Dome Telecom Provider of prepaid international telecommunication service www.dometelecom.com Dotmobi Mobile domain registration www.mtld.mobi Double Z Enterprises TV production www.dze.ie DV4 Digital media technologies www.dv4.com Element Pictures Feature film and television drama production www.elementfilms.ie Ezetop Ltd Money transfer on mobiles www.ezetop.com FeedHenry Widgets www.feedhenry.com Firecomms Manufacture of semi conductor light sources, LEDs and lasers for communication systems www.firecomms.com Flint Telecom VoIP service www.flinttelecom.com Gsmexchange Mobile phone trading platform www.gsmexchange.com HighAndes Multimedia software applications www.trakax.com Hostelworld Online confirmed bookings for hostels, budget accommodation centres and package tours www.hostelworld.com i-conX Billing www.iconxsolutions.com Idiro Technologies Targeted marketing www.idiro.com iFoods Consumer website/service www.lookandtaste.com Imagine Pan-European communications provider www.imagine.ie Independent Pictures TV production www.agtel.ie Infacta eMarketing business solutions www.infacta.com Inflight Dublin Airline entertainment www.inflightdublin.com Interactive Enterprise Deploys and manages voice, video and data services www.interactive-enterprise.com Interfusion Networks Telecommunications network www.interfusion.ie Intime Media Interactive technology to allow mobiles to interact with television www.intimemedia.com Intune Networks Ltd Telecoms equipment design www.intune-technologies.com JAM Media Animation www.jammedia.ie Kavaleer Productions Ltd Animation www.kavaleer.com Lightstorm Networks Ltd Fibre optic system design and network platforms www.lightstormnetworks.com Lincor Solutions Interactive digital media solutions www.lincor.com Company Name DESCRIPTION Website
Macalla Top-up and mPayments www.macalla.com Magma Films Live action and animation production www.magmaworld.com Magnet Networks Broadband service provider www.magnet.ie Mapflow Location based services www.mapflow.com MDS Gateways Research, design, manufacture and sales of telephone switching equipment www.mdsgateways.com Micksgarage Car parts and accessories internet shop www.micksgarage.com Mobile Travel Technologies mCommerce (Travel) www.mttnow.com Monster Animation & Design Ltd Animation www.monsteranimation.ie Movidia Fabless semiconductor company whose technology provides unique video editing and post production www.movidia.com Muzu Online music TV www.muzu.tv NCL Technologies Messaging gateway www.nclt.com Newbay Software Mobile communities www.newbay.com Nooked eCommerce widget www.nooked.com Nowcasting International Mobile and web based marine weather forecasting www.nowcastinginternational.com Nubiq Mobile internet services www.nubiq.com OMAC Industries Online games www.omacindustries.com Oneview Hospital interactive media solution www.oneview.ie Openet Billing - transaction management solutions www.openet.com Openmind Networks Security and network optimisation www.openmindnetworks.com Perlico Communications Ltd Broadband service provider www.perlico.com Polldaddy Survey software www.polldaddy.com Prime Carrier Network management www.primecarrier.com Púca Technologies Ltd Mobile marketing www.puca.com Pure Telecom Telecoms service provider www.puretelecom.ie PutPlace Digital butler (online storage) www.putplace.com Red Zinc Technology development service www.redzinc.net Rococo Corporate mobility solutions www.rococosoft.com Rocudo Web-based music platform www.rocudo.com RTE Traditional TV www.rte.ie Samson Films TV and film production www.samsonfilms.com Screentime Shinawil TV production www.shinawil.ie Segala Testing and standard compliance www.segala.com Sentaca Ireland Ltd IT consultancy service www.sentaca.com Sentry Wireless Mobile security www.sentrywireless.com Selatra Games aggregator www.selatra.com Setanta Sports (IRL) Ltd Sports broadcasting www.setanta.com Shenick Network Systems Test systems www.shenick.com Silicon & Software Systems Ltd (S3) Integrated circuits design and embedded software solutions www.s3group.com Smart Telecom Broadband service provider www.smarttelecom.ie Socowave Digital antenna technology www.socowave.com Soft-ex Communications Network management www.soft-ex.net Stella Doradus Antenna manufacture www.stelladoradus.com Storage Online Provider of data storage, back-up and recovery solutions www.storage-online.com Strencom Internet solutions www.strencom.net Tango Telecom Billing messaging www.tango.ie Taoglas Communication antennas www.taoglas.com Tealgael Film, production, animation www.telegael.com The Now Factory Computer consultancy and business support solutions www.thenowfactory.com Touristr Online travel site www.touristr.com Trintech Payment infrastructure solutions www.trintech.com Voicelock Ltd (Trust5) Mobile content www.trust5.com TV3 Traditional TV www.tv3.ie Tyrone Productions TV content production www.tyroneproductions.com Valista mPayments www.valista.com Vero Solutions Systems integration www.vero.ie Vilicom Network consultancy www.vilicom.com Virtual Access Network optimisation www.virtualaccess.com Vision Independent Productions TV content production www.visionindependentproductions.com Vordel Security for XML communications www.vordel.com Voxpilot Development tools www.voxpilot.com Vyro Games Ltd Gaming www.vyro-games.com West Global Business activity monitoring www.westglobal.com Wildwave Digital entertainment content www.wildwave.com Yougetitback.com Lost and found security tags www.yougetitback.com Zamano Solutions Mobile marketing www.zamano.com
April 2010